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Carapace

[KER-ə-pays]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: French, 19th century

1.

The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid.

2.

Something regarded as a protective or defensive covering.

Examples of Carapace in a sentence

"The trickiest part of eating a lobster is removing the meat from the carapace."

"She uses humor as a carapace to guard her more complex and private emotions."

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